Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Sign Up For Dr. Sohn Webinar on Shoulder Arthritis

Please join Dr. Roger Sohn for a class hosted by Saddleback Memorial Medical Center's Joint Replacement Center.  Dr. Sohn will be discussing common shoulder problems and their treatments.  Space is limited so please sign up at memorialcare.org/SBClasses.

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Shoulder Before and After: Can You Spot the Change?


Before

After

I've written in the past about the suprascapular nerve and how it can get entrapped at the scapular notch.  I recently treated someone with a fairly rare case of entrapment of the nerve due to an ossified transverse scapular ligament.  This means the ligament has turned to bone.  Removing the ossified ligament requires a bit more care than usual.  With permission, here is the video of her surgery.